Mora County, NM Population

Overview

4,232

Total Population

58.9

Median age

56.10%

Female population %

78.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

72.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3,518

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Mora County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Mora County is 58.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mora County's population under 18 was 11.51%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mora County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 32.87% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mora County, 9.17% were under the age of 15, 13.09% aged 15 to 29, 44.87% aged 30 to 64, 30.60% aged 65 to 84, and 2.27% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 516 more females than males in Mora County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.10% females and 43.90% males in Mora County, NM.
The Mora County, NM gender ratio is 78.3:100 i.e. 78.3 men to 100 women (0.783).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 293.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 367.

Mora County's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Mora County population: 57.25% are White, 0.38% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 28.99% are some other race and 13.37% are multiracial.
Mora County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 3,518 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 714 (16.87% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mora County is White with a population of 2,423 (57.25% of the total population).

Mora County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 5,203 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Mora County's population decreased by 309 (5.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mora County's population decreased by 701 (14.33%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Mora County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 4,169.